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From: Umut Ceyhan <root@web.egenet.com.tr>
To: "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@visi.com>
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Subject: Re: Kernel Problem... (fwd)
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When I tried to do what you said, I am giving a message as 

empty partition
Can`t find kernel

???

What is your suggestion ?

Thanks lot...

On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:

> /stand/sysinstall will already have placed the kernel on the disk.  You
> should not have to do it again.  If you can't boot it is because you are
> giving the incorrect parameters to the boot prompt.
> 
> I am not sure from memory, but I think you boot the primary IDE using:
> 
>     0:wd(1,a)kernel
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Umut Ceyhan <root@web.egenet.com.tr>
> To: Thomas T. Veldhouse <veldy@visi.com>
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Kernel Problem... (fwd)
> 
> 
> >Hi ...
> >I am installed it on Primary Master IDE.
> >My problem is I dont know how I can build the kernel after the
> >installation process is completed (for example in Linux you can copy the
> >kernel images on floppy to IDE disk but in FreeBSD I dont know how to do
> >this)....
> >Thanks lot...
> >
> >On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> >
> >> What partition did you install FreeBSD in?    What kind of drive (IDE or
> >> SCSI)?
> >>
> >> Try
> >>
> >>     1:wd(2,a)kernel
> >>
> >> if you installed on the secondary master IDE drive.
> >>
> >> You can play with these values if you need to.  Read the boot message for
> >> examples.
> >>
> >> Tom Veldhouse
> >> veldy@visi.com
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Umut Ceyhan <root@web.egenet.com.tr>
> >> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> >> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 10:40 AM
> >> Subject: Kernel Problem... (fwd)
> >>
> >>
> >> >Hello !
> >> >I am very new to FreeBSD.
> >> >I am installed Release 3.0 but I cannot install kernel. I mean, after
> the
> >> >installation is finished, the freebsd box cannot boot since it cannot
> find
> >> >kernel. That is, I cannot build kernel just after the installation
> process
> >> >is finished.
> >> >After installation, I am not faced with a window or an option to build
> the
> >> >kernel to get the freebsd box boot properley.
> >> >What do I have to do ?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks lot...
> >> >
> >> >Umut Ceyhan
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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